Authorities Say 'Code Red' Software
May Disrupt Web on a Global Scale

By

Ted Bridis Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal

Updated July 31, 2001 12:01 a.m. ET

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Internet-security organizations urged operators of business-type computers to prepare for a digital onslaught Tuesday night, when the viruslike "Code Red" software is expected to spread so rapidly that it may disrupt the Internet on a global scale.

The extraordinary warning came from groups led by the FBI's cyberprotection unit, the National Infrastructure Protection Center. Its director, Ron Dick, said wide-scale disruptions could affect networks critical to...